Health Sciences at UCLA uses OpenACS (.LRN's underlying toolkit) to cover diverse institutional needs. The case study describes how a single research lab has created and supports a custom OpenACS based content management system, as well as multiple custom web applications used across each of the Health Sciences' federated sites (allowing them to share data, while retaining distinctive brands).

The work done by the Computer Technologies Research Lab (which is much broader than what is described in the case study) makes it clear that .LRN's underlying technical infrastructure can be leveraged as a foundation for much more than just course management.

Read more about some of their work in the UCLA Health Sciences case study.